Night owl football: Chargers-Raiders game moved to 11:35 p.m. ET

The NFL announced today that Sunday’s game between the Chargers and Raiders at Oakland’s O.co Coliseum has been moved to 11:35 p.m. ET and will be shown on the NFL Network.

The move from the originally schedule 4:35 p.m. start was made in response to today’s announcement by Major League Baseball that Game 2 of the American League Division Series between the Tigers and A’s will be played at 9:07 p.m. ET Saturday. The Coliseum requires the additional time to convert back into a football stadium in order to host the game.

Of course, the logical solution would have been to swap sites, since the Raiders are scheduled to play Dec. 22 in San Diego, but the teams reportedly refused to swap home dates.

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Back in the 70′s I remembered when there was a conflict with the A’s during their three-peat dynasty it was customary for AFC West teams to swap home games. That was a simpler time. Other NFL teams routinely shared their facilty with MLB. But Oakland is the last man standing with a dual sport stadium, and other owners have no sympathy.
Being in the Coliseum parking lot bottleneck at midnight is not a desireable place to be. And with the team struggling, the natives will be restless. Oakland is at the top of the list for robberies per capita. They are even prying on the young yuppies who think it’s cool to be around so much ‘di-ver-sity.’ Good luck Al Davis Jr. getting a new stadium. If you’re smart, you’ll join the Niners at their silicon valley digs…Hey Raider Nation, how do you expect to take the BART train home when last trains leave at midnight?

Actually, Toronto also plays in a dual sport stadium, as the Blue Jays share Rogers Centre with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts. But the Blue Jays haven’t made the playoffs since 1993, so the Argos haven’t had to move a game in a long time.

The winners in this rescheduling are in Southern California, as the San Diego and Los Angeles markets will now be able to televise the Denver-Dallas game on CBS.